Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
TIE NATION.

The mutilated remains of a man were
found in trunk at Pittsburg, the other
morning, the arms and legs having been
amputated and the top of the skull sawed
off. The trunk had been sent from Cincn-
natl consigned 10 james Osborn who
proved 10 be medical student
James DeForest, brakeman Of Pitts
burg has fallen heir TO million dollars,
through the death of "a relative in France.
The biggest oil well in the country has
been discovered within 20 miles of Toledo
At Willoughby, Ohio Eugene Fowler
aged IL, was shot and il is believed fatally
wounded by Durwood Clark, aged II.
Young Clark was fooling with rifle and
pointed it at Fowler. The weapon was
discharged the ball striking the boy in the
forehead.
Geo. c. Randolph, city attorney of Butte,
Mont, and "A member of the great Ran
dolph family, was found dead in his bed
he other morning. He had taken an over
dose Of morphine.
Governor McEnery Of Louisiana has
written "A letter which he favors the
pardon of Ford the man who killed his
wife's betrayer and is now under life
sentence.
United States Treasurer Jordan is to
take IA pleasore trip TO Europe before as
Stunning his duties as vice president Of
Secretary Mannings new bank
Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris is expected in
this country soon TO spend some months
with her mother.
Jesse w. Fell, the man who first named
Lincoln for the presidency, died in Bloom
ington, H., Feby p
Six Young boys were killed on the lie
high Valley road near Easton Pa. the
other day. They been out hunting and
were walking on the railroad track on
their way home meeting coal train, the
boys stepped TO the opposite track whe n
they were struck 10y a fast passenger train
and all instantly killed
The boiler in an engine attached TO "a
passenger train on the Chicago * Eastern
Illinois exploded the other evening. in
stantly kilingth engineer and fireman.
The engine. baggage. mail and express
cars OF passenger train on the Atlantic
& Pacific road caught fire the other day,
and were burned before the train could
reach The Needles Four men were burned
10 death, and "a number Of others were Sc
verely injured
A large livery stable in Lynchburg. Va
was destroyed by fire the other day and
1G valuable horses and two mules were
burned TO death
Edward u. Tucker, Chicago drummer,
who upon the strength OF a Utah divorce,
cast off his Chicago wife and welded
Minnesota girl, has been sentenced TO the
Joliet, H.. penitentiary to serve three
years for bigamy.
A bill defining anarchy and conspiracy,
and providing for the punishment of the
same, has been introi uced in the Illinois
house of representatives
Coal has been found at Jacksonville,
Illinois.
An explosion Of natural gas in the Black
Diamond steel works at Pitt,burg, fatally
burned one man and seriously injured
number Of others
After the adjournment OF congress the
Rev. w. H. Milburn, the blind chaplain Of
the house OF representative, will fill the
pulpit of the Trinity Methodist church OF
Detroit
Several hundred colored people OF
islature 70 prohibit mixed marriages.
4 bill toosubstitute electricity for hang
ing in executing criminals is before the
Pennsylvania Legislature.
A cave.in occurred at the coal mines
near Trinidad, Col, the other day, and
three miners were crushed % death.
The railway managers have informed the
committee of arrangements for the G. A.
r. National Encampment 10 be held at St
Louis next September that the interstate
commerce bill Will prevent the granting of
reduced rates. Senator Cullom writes
that the bill is not prohibitory in cases Of
this kind.
The general deficiency appropriation bin
reported 10 the house makes total appro.
priation of S3,573 jW, while the estimates
aggregated S7,55s,9l4.
Geo. W. Voice and T. O'Nen the two
policemen Of East ST Louis recently ar
rested on a charge OF numbering ex-Mayor
Bowman Of that city on Nov. 90 1855, have
been indicted 10y the grand jury at Belle
Vile, H.. for murder in the first degree
Com. VIM T. Truxton, y. J.. ", retired
died at his home in Norfolk, Va Feb'y
%
Mrs Logan has selected the center Of
the moth end OF South park. Chicago for
burial place for herself and Gen Logan,
and a site for the monument 70 Gen.
Logan.
Railway managers Of the west have re-
solved 10 conform % the provisions Of the
interstate commerce Mll.
A fri-htful accident occurred on the
Caufo Ee rDal neqr Ghicaco the other